Neurosarcoidosis Presenting as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus in a Patient with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.
| Autor: | Prabhu S; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA., Kumar PA; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA., Kumar SA; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA., Dasari M; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA., Mishra AK; Department of Cardiology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA., Donaghy J; Department of Community Neuroscience Services, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives [J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect] 2023 Jan 10; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 33-36. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 10 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.55729/2000-9666.1136 |
| Abstrakt: | A gentleman in his early 50's with past medical history significant for biopsy confirmed pulmonary sarcoidosis presented with acute onset confusion, gait disturbance and bowel/urinary incontinence. Brain imaging was consistent with normal pressure hydrocephalus and CSF studies supported the suspicion of neurosarcoidosis. He received treatment with a prolonged course of steroids with good effect. We discuss a rare case of normal pressure hydrocephalus as a presenting feature of neurosarcoidosis and the rationale of starting empiric treatment for probable diagnosis of the same. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest No conflict of interests to report. No data needed for data availability statement. No external funding. No COIs to disclose. No ethics approval statement requirement. No patient information involved. No clinical trial involved. No consent was needed since subject’s identity has been masked. (© 2023 Greater Baltimore Medical Center.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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